“Nothing Without Us” with Leon Moosavi

Leon Moosavi

Dr Leon Moosavi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool. Leon is also an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Leon is currently guest editing a special issue of the International Journal of Social Research Methodology on decolonial research. He is also coordinating a mentorship programme for 24 women scholars in Brazil and Indonesia which is funded by a large grant from The British Academy. Leon's research interests relates to epistemic decolonisation, decolonising the curriculum, and the limitations of decolonial projects. In 2021, Leon founded The Decolonial Critique, a global network of more than 2,000 scholars and activists who have an interest in theoretical and applied approaches to coloniality/decoloniality within and beyond the university. Amongst his most notable works are The Decolonial Bandwagon and the Dangers of Intellectual Decolonisation (2020) and The Racialization of Muslim Converts in Britain and Their Experiences of Islamophobia (2015).